Clarion Technologies Announces Appointment of Kenneth La Grand To Board Position

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 11 -- Clarion Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CLAR) has announced the appointment of Kenneth La Grand to the company's board of directors effective March 21, 2003.

Mr. La Grand comes to Clarion with extensive experience and knowledge of the automotive, appliance and fire protection Industries. Mr. La Grand retired from Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, Michigan in January of 2003. Gentex Corporation is a leading innovator of advanced electro-optical products, including automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, fire protection devices and light-emitting diode (LED) technology. Mr. La Grand served on the Gentex leadership team and held the position of Executive Vice-President prior to his retirement. Mr. La Grand's responsibilities included divisional management, finance, material control, investor relations, and business planning for the publicly traded company. Prior to serving at Gentex, Mr. La Grand served 18 years in multiple positions, including Vice President and General Manager of the Simicon Division of Robertshaw Controls, a leading supplier of control products serving the appliance industry. Mr. La Grand currently serves on the Board of Directors for Gentex Corporation and maintains membership in the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Management Association.

"Mr. La Grand is a proven executive with experience and knowledge of the automotive and appliance industry. In addition, his extensive experience with Wall Street, investor relations and business planning will enhance the current Clarion Board of Directors," said Craig Wierda, Board Chairman of Clarion Technologies. "We expect that his background in business development, new market development, and organization growth will help Clarion increase shareholder value. Clarion is excited and privileged to have Mr. La Grand as an addition to the board."

Clarion Technologies, Inc. operates four manufacturing facilities in Michigan and South Carolina with approximately 145 injection molding machines ranging in size from 55 to 1500 tons of clamping force. The Company's headquarters are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Further information about Clarion Technologies can be obtained on the web at www.clariontechnologies.com or by contacting Terri Streelman at (616) 233-6680.

With the exception of historical factual information, the statements made in this press release include forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon current expectations and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve certain known and unknown assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated by the statements. These assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to our expectations regarding future performance, including the first and second quarters of fiscal 2003, our ability to execute our long-term strategy and those discussed or indicated in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001 and in all documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.